Wednesday, 27 May 2015

Come and join us this Saturday for the BMSTC Summer Fayre!Officially opened by Sangeeta Bhabra from ITV Meridian News at 1.00pm.Plants, crafts, gifts, jewellery, preserves, homemade cakes, raffle, refreshements and much more!!Admission only .50p!!We are always on the lookout for helpers on the day, in particular packing up at the end of the day. Please do get in touch with Glynis at g.wilks@btinternet.com if you can volunteer to help. Many thanks in advance.

Tuesday, 19 May 2015

Come and join us on Wednesday 10th June to celebrate
the work carers do and explore what each of us can do to support them.

Carers Week 2015 Event: Building a Carer Friendly Community in
Reading

Wednesday 10th June 2015

1 – 3.30 pm

Council Chamber, Civic Offices, Bridge Street, RG1 2LU

The programme will be informative and fun and will include:

·Real
life experiences from carers of all ages

·A quiz
with a prize for the winner(s)

·Keynote
presentations from Time Finders and the Department for Work and Pensions will
highlight what support – emotional, financial, practical – carers can access

·Opportunity
for all to feedback and explore ways we can build a carer friendly community in
Reading

·Blood
pressure checks courtesy of the Stroke Association Reading

Additional information about the support carers can access will be
available from:

·Berkshire Carers
Service

·Berkshire Phab

·The Kiloran Trust

·Reading Crossroads

·The Stroke
Association Reading

·Carers
UK

We
look forward to seeing you on the day! Feel free to share this
information with anyone who might benefit from attending the event and would
like to contribute ideas for a better carer focused community in Reading.We attach a flyer with details of the event
for your networks and contacts.

If you would like to attend the event or if you have any
queries, please let us know on 0118 937 2383 or at carers@reading.gov.uk.

In
addition, we attach information from Berkshire Carers Service with details of
other events for carers in Berkshire during Carers Week.

Monday, 11 May 2015

Remember remember the 13th, 14th & 15th May that the Centre will be completely closed whilst the flooring is replaced. Limited services will run on Tuesday 12th May and Monday the 18th May whilst we pack up and then reinstate the office and reception areas. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.....we're nearly there folks!

Two studies have recently been published which use videogame technology or "exergaming" to improve balance in people with MS. One study used Nintendo Wii Fit and the other used an electronic sensor floor mat connected to a TV screen in a rhythm stepping video game. Impaired balance can be one of the most disabling aspects of MS and can increase the risk of falls. Read on.

The Reading branch of Royal Bank of Scotland has chosen the Berkshire Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre to fundraise for from now until September.

Thank you to everyone who used their marbles to vote for us. Next time you visit, why not enter the competition to "guess the weight of the cake made of sweets" which has been donated by Strange Sweets, located in the Harris Arcade.

We look forward to working with Natasha and team over the next few months.

An article published in the international journal Brain has shown evidence that damage in the spinal cord of people with primary progressive MS may occur earlier than previously thought.

Researchers from the Institute of Neurology at University College London have been using advanced imaging techniques, to identify signs of damage and neurodegeneration in the spinal cord of people with primary progressive MS. Read on.

Researchers at Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) have found a home-based stepping exercise, designed for people with MS, can improve not only balance but also thinking skills.

Just published in the MS Journal, conducted by Dr Phu Hoang and his colleagues and funded by MS Research Australia, this study showed promising results with a stepping exercise directly targeting critical balance issues that contribute to falls risk for people with MS. Read on.

Congratulations to everyone who took part in Go West for MS who collectively cycled 235.7 miles on static bikes! This would be the equivalent distance of cycling to our friends at the Merlin Therapy Centre in Cornwall!

Many thanks to everyone who took part and to Sam and Henriette for organising this great event, we will know the total raised very soon, watch this space......!